Steam 250

Best Games of pre-2006 Ranking

Top 100 best Steam games released before 2006, according to gamer reviews.

Note that, despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is still subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

Compare with most reviewed games before 2006.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Half-Life 2 2004

FPS

9.79

278,866

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

261,595

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

193,129

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

163,897

96%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

137,545

97%

$9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,276

95%

$9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.38

29,018

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,071

97%

$9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

28,925

95%

$4.99

10

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition 2002

Open World

9.30

28,591

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

10,941

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,323

96%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,461

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,181

94%

$9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,152

96%

$9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,256

95%

$9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.18

13,825

96%

$9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2005

Party-Based RPG

9.18

26,041

94%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

16,957

95%

$5.99 $9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.14

15,626

95%

$6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.12

19,517

94%

$9.99

22

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.11

15,354

94%

$19.99

23

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.11

17,904

94%

$19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,459

94%

$9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

14,640

94%

$2.49 $9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,443

96%

$5.99

27

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

33,941

91%

$9.99

28

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.07

10,377

95%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.07

21,211

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.06

28,371

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.04

23,614

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 2001

Open World

9.04

18,323

93%

$19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

10,916

94%

$14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.00

11,505

94%

$19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,803

95%

$19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.95

8,291

94%

$1.49 $5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,542

94%

$9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,713

96%

$9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.91

14,417

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.89

9,302

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,151

98%

$14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.87

4,756

95%

$4.99

Demo

43

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,339

91%

$19.99

44

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,762

96%

$4.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.86

5,982

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,105

96%

$14.99

47

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,463

95%

$7.99

48

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,070

97%

$6.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.80

3,466

96%

$0.89 $5.99

50

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

3,992

95%

$4.99

51

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,197

90%

$0.99 $9.99

52

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.77

3,244

96%

$6.99

53

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.77

5,803

93%

$9.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.75

13,518

89%

$19.99

55

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,350

90%

Free

56

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

15,838

89%

$3.49 $9.99

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.72

4,353

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,651

91%

$7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,867

95%

$14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,061

96%

$0.89 $5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.66

4,214

93%

$19.99

62

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,305

88%

$14.99

63

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.65

3,612

93%

$9.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,366

90%

$4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.64

4,181

92%

$1.74 $6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,752

96%

$34.99

67

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.62

4,701

91%

$5.99

68

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.61

1,848

96%

$9.99

69

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.61

7,798

89%

$4.99

70

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.61

2,166

95%

$1.99 $9.99

71

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,659

92%

$19.99

72

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 1996

Point & Click

8.60

1,349

97%

$6.99

73

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,952

91%

$9.99

74

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.60

1,705

96%

$2.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,133

94%

$1.74 $6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,853

90%

$2.49 $9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,686

95%

$2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.51

1,790

94%

Free

79

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.49

9,277

87%

$4.99

80

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.49

2,390

93%

$9.99

81

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.49

934

98%

$9.99

82

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,828

88%

$12.99

83

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.48

1,152

96%

$1.04 $6.99

84

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,034

90%

$2.24 $4.99

85

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.48

2,243

93%

$5.99

86

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,589

92%

$9.99

87

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.43

1,552

94%

$5.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,574

93%

$4.99

89

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.42

2,264

92%

$19.99

90

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.41

3,642

89%

$9.99

91

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.40

1,073

95%

$5.99

92

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.40

818

97%

$6.99

93

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.40

1,229

94%

Free

94

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.39

764

97%

$5.99

95

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.39

4,020

89%

$2.49 $9.99

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,386

94%

$6.99

97

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

739

97%

$6.99

98

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.37

2,083

91%

$9.99

99

Sanitarium 1998

Psychological Horror

8.36

1,366

93%

$9.99

100

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 1998

FPS

8.36

2,836

90%

$19.99